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mr. brennan was his top counter-terrorism official while the drone program oversees through. the u.s. government got permission from the justtis department to kill american citizens abroad if they are suspected of having ties to terrorists. they don't necessary i amly have to know about an imminent plot. >> here you have a senior unaccountable doj official who makes determination recent activities lead him to conclude he's an eminent threat you can send a drone to kill him. not torture him but kill him. i am troubled any time government is as nontransparent as this. >>> the white house defended their drone protocol and explained how the drone program keeps people on the american home land safe. >>> we have acknowledged we sometimes use remotely piloted air strikes against specific terrorists in order to protect the united states. we conduct those because they are necessary to mitt late ongoing plots it saves american lives. these strikes are legal, ethical and they are wise. >>> there has only been one drone strike against an american citizen abroad that was back in 2011 when
mr. brennan was his top counter-terrorism official while the drone program oversees through. the u.s. government got permission from the justtis department to kill american citizens abroad if they are suspected of having ties to terrorists. they don't necessary i amly have to know about an imminent plot. >> here you have a senior unaccountable doj official who makes determination recent activities lead him to conclude he's an eminent threat you can send a drone to kill him. not torture...
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mr. brennan reported the theft of seven rvs owned by the brennan family. when the police recovered the vehicles three months later, they traced them back to kyle devlin. mr. devlin stole them? the state cops never had a chance to find out. brennan dropped his complaint. he said it was all a misunderstanding. to be settled amongst themselves. well, it's not that simple. the outside world is fair game, but not the family. devlin wouldn't want anyone in the family to know that he stole from a fellow traveler. i see. restitution would have to be done quietly. $200,000 doesn't change hands without the family noticing. he'd have to disguise it. yeah, it's, it's tradition for the family of the bride to pay a dowry to the family of the groom. devlin arranged this marriage. he used his granddaughter to cover up his crime. if they were confronted with what devlin did... eames: why would they believe us? we're outsiders. but they'd believe ann. you said there's no evidence she knew. well, maybe professor bryce misplaced some of his notes. devlin: i want to say thank
mr. brennan reported the theft of seven rvs owned by the brennan family. when the police recovered the vehicles three months later, they traced them back to kyle devlin. mr. devlin stole them? the state cops never had a chance to find out. brennan dropped his complaint. he said it was all a misunderstanding. to be settled amongst themselves. well, it's not that simple. the outside world is fair game, but not the family. devlin wouldn't want anyone in the family to know that he stole from a...
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do you believe, senator paul to mr. brennan, do you believe this assertion is correct? and if so, what is it that we are now targeting, if not al qaeda? that's a fundamental question that came up in the hearings with secretary of state then clinton when she came to the senate, to the foreign relations committee. they changed their tune and said, it was core al qaeda. not just al qaeda but core al qaeda. and al qaeda in afghanistan. but fundamentally the tune has changed. senator paul goes on, as the u.s. drone strike strategy exclusively focused on targeting al qaeda or is it also conducting counterinsurgency operations against militants seeking to further undermine their government such as in yemen. would you support expansion of the c.i.a. drone program in mali to support counterterrorism operations? we know what happened there and the impact in benghazi and the concern that those who weren't captured or tried in benghazi for the atrocities there went then to mali. again, a key question. the senator goes on, do you believe a long-term sustained drone program can elimi
do you believe, senator paul to mr. brennan, do you believe this assertion is correct? and if so, what is it that we are now targeting, if not al qaeda? that's a fundamental question that came up in the hearings with secretary of state then clinton when she came to the senate, to the foreign relations committee. they changed their tune and said, it was core al qaeda. not just al qaeda but core al qaeda. and al qaeda in afghanistan. but fundamentally the tune has changed. senator paul goes on,...
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>> there's talk about -- >> collateral damage. >> wasn't the best part of mr. brennan's testimony. there has been significant collateral damage. the numbers are obviously whether it's hundreds or thousands. the real question is you have to ask yourself on a cost benefit way, yes. at times innocents will be hurt and ask yourself rumsfeld's question. as you do these things, is whatever you're accomplishing against terrorists to some extent offset by the fact you are alienate iing populations a governments with whom you have to work? that's the question you have to constantly ask this cost benefit test. >> am i naive? i have no problem, and i trust my government. once again, maybe that makes me naive, if we got to the point and as i listen to mr. bren than where we were going to do a drone strike against an american citizen it would be the most desperate of times, and i don't want to go through a fisa court and i have no problem with them doing it. >> i understand your feeling on that. the issue here is, you know, gene robinson in his column today, i think, raises a good point. he sai
>> there's talk about -- >> collateral damage. >> wasn't the best part of mr. brennan's testimony. there has been significant collateral damage. the numbers are obviously whether it's hundreds or thousands. the real question is you have to ask yourself on a cost benefit way, yes. at times innocents will be hurt and ask yourself rumsfeld's question. as you do these things, is whatever you're accomplishing against terrorists to some extent offset by the fact you are alienate...
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the white house disputes that. >> mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. >> reporter: he's also linked to the drone program. credited with killing al qaeda operatives. it's unpopular overseas especially in pakistan, drones have targeted terrorists living in the country. now the president is also reportedly close to tapping jack lu, the white house chief of staff, to be the next treasury secretary replacing tim geithner. that would require a new chief of staff. this could be part of a larger shuffling of the president's team. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. thank you very much. >>> one of the critical issues of the president's foreign policy agenda is the winding down of the war in afghanistan. this friday, mr. obama meets with afghan president hamid karzai. they'll meet in washington to discuss u.s. troop levels in the afghan army. a key issue -- how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after 2014. >>> a grim search resumes this mornin
the white house disputes that. >> mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. >> reporter: he's also linked to the drone program. credited with killing al qaeda operatives. it's unpopular overseas especially in pakistan, drones have targeted terrorists living in the country. now the president is also reportedly close to tapping jack lu, the white house chief of staff, to be the next treasury secretary replacing tim...
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please continue, mr. brennan. >> thank you, chairman. i'm honored to appear before you today as the president's nominee to lead the central intelligence agent. i'm grateful to president obama for sending my name forward. thank you for your service to our nation and strong support for those who defend it. this includes the extraordinary men and women of the cia, and inintelligence community so many of whom like me call virginia home and call you our senator. i would the not be here today without the love and support of my wife kathy, my life partner and intelligence professionals has made numerous sacrifices over the yea years. >> would you pause mr. brennan. if you would remove that individual, please, quickly as you can, thank you. [audience member talking] >> mr. brennan, please procedure. >> my wife kathy like the spouses of other service intelligence officials has made numerous sacrifices baring the brunt of family responsibility because of my profession and tribute to my three children who like the children of many cia officers and
please continue, mr. brennan. >> thank you, chairman. i'm honored to appear before you today as the president's nominee to lead the central intelligence agent. i'm grateful to president obama for sending my name forward. thank you for your service to our nation and strong support for those who defend it. this includes the extraordinary men and women of the cia, and inintelligence community so many of whom like me call virginia home and call you our senator. i would the not be here today...
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the senate intelligence committee has to have ask some hard questions of mr. brennan. >> those senators said in the letter in a thinly veiled warning if these memos are not provided or there's not good cooperation from the administration they're going to hold or block the nomination of brennan or hagel. >> north korean leaders released a video, set to the tune of wow we are the world." is it anything to worry about? well re -- we'll show you more and you can decide for yourself. the north korean video present to us. happy tuesday. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. >> shepard: north korea is at it again. this timing could bizarre video that apparently depicts the destruction of new york city and has a sound track. "we are the world." ♪ >> shepard: very nice. north korean released this thing and the animation of america's destruction comes from the video g
the senate intelligence committee has to have ask some hard questions of mr. brennan. >> those senators said in the letter in a thinly veiled warning if these memos are not provided or there's not good cooperation from the administration they're going to hold or block the nomination of brennan or hagel. >> north korean leaders released a video, set to the tune of wow we are the world." is it anything to worry about? well re -- we'll show you more and you can decide for...
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so far so good for mr. brennan. but the drone has become the hot issue, because the obama administration has kind of changed positions in the last couple of years about, you know, tactics. >>> well, the dream of luxury living is over for a squatter in south florida. andre barbossa had taken over this foreclosed mansion, claiming an archaic law called adverse possession. but the bank of america, which owns the multimillion dollar property, had him evicted. the bank even had the locks changed and posted a 24-hour guard just to make sure the place remains unoccupied. >> this story should entertain you guys. a man in tennessee has quit his job after being linked with the number 666 through his employer several times. he received i.d. badge 666. another document also included is the so-called number of the beast. and the final straw was his recent w-2 form, when it included 666. he knew then he simply had to go. >> don't accept any papers, any telephone bills, anything with number of that. >> the company says it wants wa
so far so good for mr. brennan. but the drone has become the hot issue, because the obama administration has kind of changed positions in the last couple of years about, you know, tactics. >>> well, the dream of luxury living is over for a squatter in south florida. andre barbossa had taken over this foreclosed mansion, claiming an archaic law called adverse possession. but the bank of america, which owns the multimillion dollar property, had him evicted. the bank even had the locks...
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mr. brennan has distinguished himself outside of government. he spent four years in the private sector as president and c.e.o. of the analysis corporation. his extensive intelligence background and executive experience uniquely qualify him to lead the central intelligence agency. just as the c.i.a. faces challenges abroad, it also faces significant decisions about its future. john brennan must guide the c.i.a. through a series of considerations dealing with relationship with our military, how the agency should respond to conclusion of recent senate intelligence report on interrogation techniques and practices, and, finally, the agency's response to demands for transparency. these considerations must not be made lightly and john brennan will give them the attention they deserve in his role as director. mr. president, the senate much also approach its duty to advise and consent swift. unfortunately the confirmation process has focused too much this year and the last two grosses partisan political considerations and not enough on the quality of th
mr. brennan has distinguished himself outside of government. he spent four years in the private sector as president and c.e.o. of the analysis corporation. his extensive intelligence background and executive experience uniquely qualify him to lead the central intelligence agency. just as the c.i.a. faces challenges abroad, it also faces significant decisions about its future. john brennan must guide the c.i.a. through a series of considerations dealing with relationship with our military, how...
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and we know the screen writer met with the white house, mr. brennan, who is now c.i.a. director of the national security council, and deny miss income did you know know, now the white house chief of staff. panetta we now know leaked classified information. he virtually told them, everyone who was involved that the raid was mark poll. he was at a c.i.a. awards ceremony. panetta everyone there who was involved in the raid. nothing happened to him. and when someone called out the defense department for withholding conclusions about panetta's involvement in the leak, you know what happened? the guys who are now targeted with an investigation are the ones who called out defense department for covering up the disclosure. >> so it's pretty outrageous, if you think about it, especially when secretary of defense, gates at the time, said let's disagree on one thing, whatever we talk about, nothing leaves this room. agreed? and within minutes, everybody is giving up interviews and giving up intelligence information. now there is a doctor unjustly charged in pakistan. and by all ac
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the aclu is concerned about the program and mr. brennan. >> it's fair to say that far fewer civilians lose their lives in an effort to go after senior leadership in al-qaida along the lines we are discussing here as opposed to an effort to invade a country with hundreds of thousands of troops and take cities and towns. >> violates the very idea of having rule of law. and then to have the architect of the whole program get a major promotion and be brought up for a cia director. the senate intelligence committee has to have hard questions of mr. br justice department will give that secret memo to members of the house and senate intelligence committees this morning. they'll get a chance to read it and go over it before mr. brennan's confirmation hearings begin at 2:30 this afternoon. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, a senate committee has postponed a vote to be the new defense secretary. republicans say they need more time to comb through his finances. the two term republican senator has faced strong opposition from his ex-gop colleagues w
the aclu is concerned about the program and mr. brennan. >> it's fair to say that far fewer civilians lose their lives in an effort to go after senior leadership in al-qaida along the lines we are discussing here as opposed to an effort to invade a country with hundreds of thousands of troops and take cities and towns. >> violates the very idea of having rule of law. and then to have the architect of the whole program get a major promotion and be brought up for a cia director. the...
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steven and isaac and also for mr. porter morgan brennan. the easiest name as corrupt. you roll with the article in forbes. breakdown, one of the trans? >> i think we are seeing a lot of what i like to call flight capitol, global billionaires' are bringing money into real estate, sort of a hedge against every other type of market, commodities chemical coming down we have seen the stock market a little shaky. these are folks that have a lot of money in now looking to diversify their portfolios and their doing it wh all for luxury homes. we are seeing about a property seller in the past five years that are priced $805 million higher. six of those eight have been in the last two years since the housing bubble burst. nicole: breakdown. you are a luxury developer. is this for you are seeing? >> yes. nicole: give us some examples. where? who? >> one for 60 million. in manhattan. madison. basically i guess in her sight, listed. there are least three more in new york. one and 600. 40 million. so that is the new. nicole: this is the new, ultra luxurious places. what are you seei
steven and isaac and also for mr. porter morgan brennan. the easiest name as corrupt. you roll with the article in forbes. breakdown, one of the trans? >> i think we are seeing a lot of what i like to call flight capitol, global billionaires' are bringing money into real estate, sort of a hedge against every other type of market, commodities chemical coming down we have seen the stock market a little shaky. these are folks that have a lot of money in now looking to diversify their...
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at the white house they are emphasizing brennan's experience. >> mr. brennan brings, i think, not on a vast amount of experience, but a significant perspective on the battles that we wage in this effort. and the right way to conduct them. so the president believes the senate should and will confirm john brennan expeditiously. >> reporter: expect him to get questions about how involved he was in interrogation techniques at the cia. rick: senator lindsey graham will be at today's hearing on benghazi. the top carolina republican joins us later right here in america's newsroom. martha: just hours to go before the cia nominee john brennan testifies. mr. brennan helped manage the drone program. he is very supportive of it and has spoken out on it's times. it represents a concession about it white house, do it not? >> reporter: it does. the president acting a week and a half after a group of bipartisan senators asked for the legal opinion that justifies drone attacks against americans abroad. but others say it doesn't answer how much evidence the president ne
at the white house they are emphasizing brennan's experience. >> mr. brennan brings, i think, not on a vast amount of experience, but a significant perspective on the battles that we wage in this effort. and the right way to conduct them. so the president believes the senate should and will confirm john brennan expeditiously. >> reporter: expect him to get questions about how involved he was in interrogation techniques at the cia. rick: senator lindsey graham will be at today's...
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brennan played mrs. peacock in the movie version of include. eileen brennan was 80 years old. president obama unveiling what he calls a grand bargain for the economy. republicans say the plan is nothing but a compromise. >> good morning. the president announcing the new grand bargain deal in tennessee during his summertime nationwide economy tour. his offer to slash the corporate tax rate from 35 percent down to 28 percent and even 25 for manufacturers. if republicans agree to finance job creation projects additional stimulus programs and also includes revenue from a transition fee. >> i am willing to work with republicans on reforming our corporate tax code as long as we use the money from transitioning for taxes for a significant investment in creating middle class jobs. that's the deal. >> house republicans and other analysts say this isn't a compromise at all they say not enough for tax reform and more federal spending. they also say this is just a rehash of earlier administration proposals. >> this is not about the budget not about living up to the agreement in 2011. this
brennan played mrs. peacock in the movie version of include. eileen brennan was 80 years old. president obama unveiling what he calls a grand bargain for the economy. republicans say the plan is nothing but a compromise. >> good morning. the president announcing the new grand bargain deal in tennessee during his summertime nationwide economy tour. his offer to slash the corporate tax rate from 35 percent down to 28 percent and even 25 for manufacturers. if republicans agree to finance job...
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my support for a delaying confirmation is not directed at mr. brennan but is an unfortunate yet necessary action to get information from this administration. the white house is trying to sell, meanwhile, back on hagel, trying to sell hagel's personal story. and no one may tell that better than his brother, tom, who served alongside him in vietnam and described to nbc how they narrowly escaped death together. >> the concussion was incredible. it knocked us both down. and he was behind me and i looked back and he was flat on his back, blood all over his chest. so i went back. things come up where he's being criticized for this or that or the other thing, or we're both having problem. we look at each other and say, you know, what can they do to you? send you back to vietnam? >> that all may be true. on the importance of this response, that the number two democrat in the senate, new york's chuck schumer, gave to "the wall street journal" when asked about hagel's nomination. >> you owe the president, no matter what party you are and what party he is,
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mr. price: thank you, madam chair. madam chair, this is pretty simple stuff. it's what families do across this country, it is what businesses do across this country and that is to make sure they don't spend more than they take in. all this bill does is say to the president, when you bring your budget to the congress, mr. president, let us know when it balances and hopefully it's not never, as he's had the last four years. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. all time for general debate has expired. pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered as read for amendment under the five-minute rule and the bill shall be considered read. no amendment to the bill is in order except those printed in house report 112- -- 113-8. each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the bill, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be debatable equally divided by a proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject for demand for division of
mr. price: thank you, madam chair. madam chair, this is pretty simple stuff. it's what families do across this country, it is what businesses do across this country and that is to make sure they don't spend more than they take in. all this bill does is say to the president, when you bring your budget to the congress, mr. president, let us know when it balances and hopefully it's not never, as he's had the last four years. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. all time for...
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and i was hopeful from mr. brennan's testimony that it may be the case now. as far as transparency goes, the public needs to know about the overall program. but as far as the nuances, i don't think that we want to put that out for public consumption. thank you very much. atlanta, georgia. republicans line. caller: thank you. first of all, i think it is a very dangerous idea to legalized killing. as the other gentleman was saying, does he think it is okay to kill people. i think it is a bad idea because, first of all -- and i was listening to mr. brennan and he was saying it is ok, it should be recognized. but killing anyone is an unlawful act. i think we should use the constitution and bring people to justice. because it gives opening doors for other countries to say, we can drone people who spy on our country. i think it is a very bad idea for people to forget about human rights and the americans -- not only american kids but what about the other kids who died, in somalia, iraq. are you saying their life -- americans' lives are more sacred than other peoples
and i was hopeful from mr. brennan's testimony that it may be the case now. as far as transparency goes, the public needs to know about the overall program. but as far as the nuances, i don't think that we want to put that out for public consumption. thank you very much. atlanta, georgia. republicans line. caller: thank you. first of all, i think it is a very dangerous idea to legalized killing. as the other gentleman was saying, does he think it is okay to kill people. i think it is a bad idea...
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is that a consistent narrative from mr. brennan? >> not completely obviously saying sometimes it produces information and sometimes it isn't -- >> not enough to derail this nomination. >> i don't think so. i think brennan probably compared with hagel is going to be a breeze to get through, but these are issues and this is what this testimony actually illustrates, that really tug at the heartstrings of americans. we have had a traumatic decade. we have come away questioning tactics of torture, the use of guantanamo bay. the legal justification not fully understood. the drone issue still not fully explained because it's so secret. there's still a lot the american public is struggling to understand. >> dan, one reaction that i have relative to the whole standard of when we could take out even an american is, you know, be careful before you make your decision based on the occupant of the white house because precedent is being set here, and whatever the drill might be for today could apply to president clinton in 2016. it could apply to
is that a consistent narrative from mr. brennan? >> not completely obviously saying sometimes it produces information and sometimes it isn't -- >> not enough to derail this nomination. >> i don't think so. i think brennan probably compared with hagel is going to be a breeze to get through, but these are issues and this is what this testimony actually illustrates, that really tug at the heartstrings of americans. we have had a traumatic decade. we have come away questioning...
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mr. brennan has great relations on capitol hill. look for this as all nominees as an exploration of policy, some people will air the questions and grievances. not so much about him but the bigger picture and expect him to be confirmed easily in the end. >> thanks so much. >>> we are expecting a formal announcement on the nominations of former senator chuck hagel and john brennan. wolf blitzer will start at 12:30 p.m. eastern time and the president's remarks live. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton getting back to work this morning at the state department. on the agenda today, a meeting with assistant secretaries. past few weeks have been tough for clinton. battled the flu, concussion, hospitalized for a brain clot. still unclear how to affect the plans to testify before congress about september's deadly attack in benghazi, libya. >>> the man accused of using three guns to murder people in a colorado movie theater will be in court for a key preliminary hearing this morning. and the evidence unveiled today is expected to be graphi
mr. brennan has great relations on capitol hill. look for this as all nominees as an exploration of policy, some people will air the questions and grievances. not so much about him but the bigger picture and expect him to be confirmed easily in the end. >> thanks so much. >>> we are expecting a formal announcement on the nominations of former senator chuck hagel and john brennan. wolf blitzer will start at 12:30 p.m. eastern time and the president's remarks live. >>>...
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i think today we'll hear a lot about that when the senate does their questioning of mr. brennan. jenna: congressman, thank you very much for the time today. i know it is a busy one as always for you in capitol hill. we always appreciate you joining us, thank you. >> thanks, jenna. jon: fascinating topics on the front burner today. one lawmaker calls senator marco rubio of florida a lynchpin in getting immigration reform done. we're going to take a look why that may be the case coming up. jenna: now a fox news weather alert for you. right now blizzard watches are in effect in parts of the northeast and they will turn into blizzard warnings just a few hours from now causing some big problems for not just millions of americans along east coast but really for everybody across the country potentially. meteorologist janice dean has the latest from the extreme weather center. how fitting the title is today. >> no grocery store runs yet? video of grocery store getting the bread and the milk? i mean i joke. you know what? in boston, jenna we could actually top with this storm as the numbe
i think today we'll hear a lot about that when the senate does their questioning of mr. brennan. jenna: congressman, thank you very much for the time today. i know it is a busy one as always for you in capitol hill. we always appreciate you joining us, thank you. >> thanks, jenna. jon: fascinating topics on the front burner today. one lawmaker calls senator marco rubio of florida a lynchpin in getting immigration reform done. we're going to take a look why that may be the case coming up....
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mr. brennan, thank you very much. mr. davis, thanks for your time this morning as well. >> thank you. >> let's go to savannah. >> all right, matt, we'll take a turn now to politics. a candid new interview with anthony weiner. the former congressman is speaking out about his campaign, his scandal and his wife. stephanie gosk has details on that. good morning. >> good morning. this is a long online interview. nearly 40 minutes. buzz feed scheduled it before recent revelations about weiner sent his poll numbers tumbling. but he showed up anyway. anthony weiner isn't backing down repeating his impassioned plea to new york city voters. >> if you want to have someone who fights for you, someone who believes in the things that you believe in. someone that won't back down and shows the toughness and the independence, the job is mayor. >> he did spend time talking about issues but the conversation alway cycled back to the scandal that forced weiner to re-sign fm congress. sometimes with a bit of stark, the kind that has made the w
mr. brennan, thank you very much. mr. davis, thanks for your time this morning as well. >> thank you. >> let's go to savannah. >> all right, matt, we'll take a turn now to politics. a candid new interview with anthony weiner. the former congressman is speaking out about his campaign, his scandal and his wife. stephanie gosk has details on that. good morning. >> good morning. this is a long online interview. nearly 40 minutes. buzz feed scheduled it before recent...
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lawmakers are expected to zero on on mr. obama's chief terrorist adviser and what he knew and when he knew it. the tactic faces new recruit any of after release of confidential documents. >>> and there are documents showing drones used to kill members of al qaeda. that brought back after demands of the legal justification for the strikes. late wednesday the white house bowed to growing political pressure and agreed to hand over the documents to congress. >>> senator dianne feinstein said lawmakers should know what brennan knew and when he knew it. she released a statement, it is critical for the committee's oversight function to fully understand the legal basis for all the counterterrorism operation. >> last summer, brennan said the use of drone strikes by the u.s. has turned al qaeda into quote, a shadow of what it once was. under president obama, the program has been used to take out 400 terrorist targets in pakistan and the middle east. >>> potential cuts in the defense department have already faced changes in the militar
lawmakers are expected to zero on on mr. obama's chief terrorist adviser and what he knew and when he knew it. the tactic faces new recruit any of after release of confidential documents. >>> and there are documents showing drones used to kill members of al qaeda. that brought back after demands of the legal justification for the strikes. late wednesday the white house bowed to growing political pressure and agreed to hand over the documents to congress. >>> senator dianne...
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underlying the whole thing, which mr. brennan was referring to, is that they have put together so many other processes procedures. they have a play both. this is another secret documents that we are not sure has been officially approved. it has been worked on for months and months without the input of congress. we are not asking for every last detail of these programs to be released. the american public and the rest of the world has a right to know what the basic rules that are applying. john talked about the internal process. from newspaper reports, it sounds like there is a lot of input and discussion that goes on among the agencies. it is good to have that kind of discussion. if there is an internal process, people have a right to know. we are not asking for every operational detail of every attack. the basic rules -- letting people know what the rules are in keeping those rules stable is fundamental to that. host: john bellinger, how much do the american people need to know about targeted killings and how much goes on
underlying the whole thing, which mr. brennan was referring to, is that they have put together so many other processes procedures. they have a play both. this is another secret documents that we are not sure has been officially approved. it has been worked on for months and months without the input of congress. we are not asking for every last detail of these programs to be released. the american public and the rest of the world has a right to know what the basic rules that are applying. john...
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as a matter of public record, mr. brennan, that the raid that killed osama bin laden was carried out under the authority of cia director leon panetta. that tells you that it's been used in one country. i want you to hear that if these authorities have been used in any other countries, you'll provide this committee with the full list. now, will you give us that assurance? >> you're talking about an historical list, are you not? as far as any time, anywhere where the cia was involved in such a lethal operation? >> yes. >> i would have to go back and take a look at that request. certainly anything that -- if i were to go to the cia and the cia was involved in any type of legal activity, i would make sure that the committee has that list. >> that's a good start. >> thank you, senator. >> senator rich? >> john bren mnan in the hot se today chaired by dianne feinstein asking some fiery questions. that was democrat from oregon, democrat ron with wyden bringing up an issue we anticipated, that being u.s. drones. it's been ver
as a matter of public record, mr. brennan, that the raid that killed osama bin laden was carried out under the authority of cia director leon panetta. that tells you that it's been used in one country. i want you to hear that if these authorities have been used in any other countries, you'll provide this committee with the full list. now, will you give us that assurance? >> you're talking about an historical list, are you not? as far as any time, anywhere where the cia was involved in...
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what's the white house's defense of john brennan? >> reporter: well, martha, earlier this week the white house took the position that brennan's stated portion four years ago is the only one that matters. >> one at the time, mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and two, for the past four years john brennan has served as this president's chief counterterrorism advisor. >> reporter: we talked about the cia piece of this confirmation but brennan will also likely face very aggressive questioning about the administration's expansion of the drone campaign and targeted killing of american citizens. you see here the al qaeda operative. anwar a al lackey, killed in a cia strike in september 2011. without due process. that is the came time they were advocating the 9/11 suspects be transferred to federal court in new york city with full constitutional rights and presumption of innocence and these are two strategies impossible to square, martha. martha: we'll hear a lot more in t
what's the white house's defense of john brennan? >> reporter: well, martha, earlier this week the white house took the position that brennan's stated portion four years ago is the only one that matters. >> one at the time, mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and two, for the past four years john brennan has served as this president's chief counterterrorism advisor. >> reporter: we talked about the cia piece...
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i plan to examine this aspect of mr. brennan's record very closely. while denouncing waterboarding as un-american in a 2007 interview, brennan told cbs news the program was valuable. quote, there has been a lot of information that has come out of these interrogation procedures that the agency has in fact used against real hardcore terrorists t has saved lives. aside from what critics describe as significant inconsistencies in his public states they also question whether brennan can recast himself as neutral after four years inside the white house. jenna. jenna: that's interesting. any reaction now from the white house? are they telegraphing how they might defend brennan against some of these criticisms?. >> reporter: well, this week the white house emphasizing that brennan in a letter for years ago denounced the cia program. since he earned trust from the president as his counterterrorism advisor. benghazi looms large in the brennan confirmation process. the president voufing to delay the confirmation until the administration accounts for talking poin
i plan to examine this aspect of mr. brennan's record very closely. while denouncing waterboarding as un-american in a 2007 interview, brennan told cbs news the program was valuable. quote, there has been a lot of information that has come out of these interrogation procedures that the agency has in fact used against real hardcore terrorists t has saved lives. aside from what critics describe as significant inconsistencies in his public states they also question whether brennan can recast...
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brennan has been forthright on the issue of terrorism. he declined to define waterboarding as terrorism in the hearings. the administration has been very clear. leon panetta when he was head of the cia was clear that it is torture and the u.s. does not engage in torture. while there is a continuation of policies related to drones and targeted assassinations, i don't think that there is necessarily a continuation of or ttorture. >> well, the debate we are not having is what are the contours of this, and if we want to win hearts and minds to go back to a vietnam plauz, what are thrase, the contours of this? will it expand and come back to hit us in a strong way? >> as someone who knows the pro and con intell and we send people into the area to make people suspicious of each other, and killed people in a domestic sphere, aed on the know the ugliness and the nastiness of that and the ways in which have sat over and against any american notice that we are not the kind of country that does that, but to get on the other side of co-intel to say i
brennan has been forthright on the issue of terrorism. he declined to define waterboarding as terrorism in the hearings. the administration has been very clear. leon panetta when he was head of the cia was clear that it is torture and the u.s. does not engage in torture. while there is a continuation of policies related to drones and targeted assassinations, i don't think that there is necessarily a continuation of or ttorture. >> well, the debate we are not having is what are the...
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mr. brennan, you are part of putting that order together. it is limited in terms of what it can do. i'm hoping we can work together to fashion a proper legislative proposal that will enhance our ability to better understand and deal with this ever-growing critical threat to our economy and to our national security. in that regard, the executive order from the president indicated a strong willingness to share information from the government with private industry, but the hangup is that the reverse information from private industry shared with the government hit some roadblocks. you need some incentives to provide private industry to feel secure in terms of their sharing proprietary information and impact on its competitiveness with others and so forth. providing such things as liability coverage and so forth, ensuring that the standards that are set are compatible with industry standards are critical issues. i think i am making a statement in that regard. hopefully we can address that and keep that at the level of priority where you put it. i know the majority leader has said we need
mr. brennan, you are part of putting that order together. it is limited in terms of what it can do. i'm hoping we can work together to fashion a proper legislative proposal that will enhance our ability to better understand and deal with this ever-growing critical threat to our economy and to our national security. in that regard, the executive order from the president indicated a strong willingness to share information from the government with private industry, but the hangup is that the...
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. >> reporter: a former senior intelligence official told fox news if in fact mr. brennan agreed with the report's findings it will be virtually impossible for him to lead the agency workforce in the words of this official, he should just save the cab fare for langley. jenna? jenna: save the cab fare. big story today and big story for the year ahead about who will be heading up this agency. thank you so much. >> reporter: you're west come. >> the things he said helped me to gain a different perspective and step back and take a look at my life and, i realized things weren't going anywhere, they probably weren't for travis i may have continued on like that. jon: jodi arias describing their happier times with a boyfriend she accused stabbing more than two dozen times before slitting is his throat and shooting him in what she claims is self-defense. this dramatic murder trial gets you know way again in arizona. adam housley has the latest. he is watching it from los angeles. so she's been testifying adam about the relationship between herself and the man she now admits
. >> reporter: a former senior intelligence official told fox news if in fact mr. brennan agreed with the report's findings it will be virtually impossible for him to lead the agency workforce in the words of this official, he should just save the cab fare for langley. jenna? jenna: save the cab fare. big story today and big story for the year ahead about who will be heading up this agency. thank you so much. >> reporter: you're west come. >> the things he said helped me to...
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>>steve: it is mr. brennan's appearance before this committee today for his confirmation that lawmakers feel if we're ever going to get answers regarding the program, it's now. that's why it is extraordinary and probably a little coincidental that they would go ahead and relent and release it to the lawmakers today. >>brian: here's what's good about it. we're going to get real questions from both sides rather than what a great guy you are, what a horrible person you are, and speech making. wur going to get both sides probing john brennan in a respectful way, i believe, to legitimize some of the tactics when he was working counterterror for the center. charles krauthammer looks at constitutional hurdles and why in some ways this could be challenging. >> they want to pretend you can only hit an american al qaeda operative who is an imminent threat and define him in a threat out of existence by sayinal qaeda is continually hatching plots, so he's always, all day and all night, an imminent threat, i.e., tha
>>steve: it is mr. brennan's appearance before this committee today for his confirmation that lawmakers feel if we're ever going to get answers regarding the program, it's now. that's why it is extraordinary and probably a little coincidental that they would go ahead and relent and release it to the lawmakers today. >>brian: here's what's good about it. we're going to get real questions from both sides rather than what a great guy you are, what a horrible person you are, and speech...